New Orleans police last week arrested two men accused of pointing a rifle at pedestrians near a Mardi Gras Indian parade in Algiers. Police detailed the arrests in a news release that was issued today.

Jack Scott, 20, and Keyryan Young, 24, were allegedly observed pointing a .223-caliber semi-automatic rifle at a crowd of people April 17 while driving in a red Chevrolet Monte Carlo near the Mohawk Hunters Mardi Gras Indian parade. The men were arrested near the corner of Diana and L.B. Landry Streets.

Scott, of Algiers, was arrested for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and a fugitive attachment to Jefferson Parish for criminal damage to property. He was previously convicted on cocaine possession charges. Young, of Gretna, was arrested for outstanding traffic warrants.